Police investigate neo-Nazi material at VU Footscray campus

STAR WEEKLY

Homophobic material and “Nazi Youth” stickers with swastikas, all featuring the website address of neo-Nazi group Antipodean Resistance, were pasted in a seemingly coordinated blitz on university campuses in Melbourne, Ballarat and Bendigo on Sunday to coincide with the start of semester.

The incident closely follows an outcry over anti-Jewish flyers dropped into letterboxes in Footscray that describe Jews as “pure evil”.

A VU spokeswoman said the university has a zero tolerance approach to racism and campus security took swift action to remove the material.

“We strongly condemn these actions and are working with police to find those responsible,” she said.

“They have reviewed the available CCTV footage and handed this over to police for further investigation.”

The spokeswoman said VU’s diverse community is made up of more than 90 different cultures and the university supports the national ‘Racism.It.Stops.With.Me’ campaign.

“As a University committed to openness we will continue to take action against racism whenever it occurs.”